AgricultureTotal Area: 1,240,192 sq km
Land Area: 1,220,190 sq km Water Area: 20,002 sq km Climate Description: subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) Terrain Description: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast Arable Land Use: 3.76% Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.03% Irrigated Land: 2,360 sq km Total Renewable Water Resources: 100 cu km Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 6.55 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 484 cu m/yr Natural Hazards Description: hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding Envirnmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching Total Labor Force: 3.241 million Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 80% Agriculture Products Description: cotton, millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; cattle, sheep, goats |
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